Philomelos- Greek DemigodDemigod"Inventor of the Plough"

Also known as: Φιλόμηλος, Philomēlos, and Philomelus

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Titles & Epithets

Inventor of the Plough

Domains

agricultureploughing

Symbols

ploughoxen

Description

Son of Demeter and Iasion, brother of Plutus. Unlike his wealthy brother, Philomelos lived in poverty and invented the plough to sustain himself. Demeter rewarded his industry by placing him among the stars as the constellation Boötes.

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